The Phenomenal P.T. Heliodore

Welcome to the world’s greatest show, the totally tremendous theatre of wonders!

P.T. Heliodore is ten years old the first time he hears an animal speak. After that, he hears many other animal voices – owls, a beetle, a water snake, a blue cow he is taking to New York, and a dog called Pinky. P.T. Heliodore has a huge imagination, as vast as the whole state of Connecticut, which convinces him he can hear animals speak – but also that his father, Mylus Heliodore, is a king and Nickel Island is his kingdom. It also leads him to believe that Alice Pettygoofer has green hair and can fly. When P.T. finally goes to Nickel Island, which he has inherited from his father, he discovers a variety of outcasts living there. His unusual ability for storytelling alleviates the daily troubles of everyone who’s lucky enough to listen to him. Imagination provides the type of nourishment the human mind needs. He starts to think about a fantastical theatre, where he could bring dreams to life
on stage along with his unusual Nickel Island friends and their peculiar abilities. A “nickel” dream theatre: it would have to be open to everyone, including the poor – because everyone should be able to afford to dream.

• A magical mix of poetic, surreal and dreamlike elements that makes you dream and trust in your dreams.

• The combination of imagination and the paradoxical produces a compelling read that will be irresistible to everyone.